Tobias Menzies

Love is a very big word.

The success of 'Rome' was in making the history accessible and giving viewers everyman characters through which they can connect to historical figures. It stops the story from being too remote.

I'm largely interested in people who are just great actors, and they're not necessarily hugely famous.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.